Shortly after the start of the war against Gaza, Palestinian trade unions appealed to their colleagues worldwide for a boycott of arms supplies to Israel. That appeal is being heeded in many countries. That list of countries is growing every day.
Unions Worldwide Boycott Arms Supplies to Israel
President Joe Biden invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “meet soon” in the United States during a phone call on Monday. This comes as Tel Aviv is escalating its military attacks and bombings against neighboring countries, the blockaded Gaza Strip, as well as Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.
Biden Invites Netanyahu to ‘Meet Soon’ in the US, as Israel Has Killed Nearly 200 Palestinians in 2023
Documents obtained by a House panel shed light on the probe into Twitter’s compliance with settlement
FTC Twitter Investigation Sought Elon Musk’s Internal Communications, Journalist Names
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Twitter Comes Under Washington Spotlight With Whistleblower Complaint
While Facebook’s parent company, Meta, agreed in December to pay $725 million to settle the Cambridge Analytica privacy lawsuit, a judge on Thursday decided that wasn’t quite enough to ensure the social media giant had learned its lesson for sharing user data without permission.
A federal judge accused Facebook of ‘gaslighting’ users impacted by data breaches and fined the site and its lawyers nearly $1 million
H/T: Steve Lehto
Host Katie Halper recorded a segment defending Tlaib’s accurate portrayal of Israel’s government, but Hill TV’s owners refused to run it.
Hill TV Segment on Rashida Tlaib and Israel Is Censored
Video via Breakthrough News
Fewer than six months after a court order expelling the inhabitants of Masafer Yatta from their homes, life in the area has changed beyond recognition. Day-to-day existence had always been difficult in the eight small villages scattered through the area in the absence of basic facilities, even before Israel declared the area a military firing zone, but in recent months it has grown even worse amid the constant presence of the Israeli army and live-fire training. Roadblocks between the villages make it harder for the inhabitants to get in and out, and roads are closed to non-residents. As a result, many villagers have stopped using their cars. As in the old days, they ride donkeys or they walk.
Life in an IDF Firing Zone: For These Palestinians, It’s a Daily Nightmare
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Classified document reveals IDF ‘firing zones’ built to give land to settlers
Prime Minister Yair Lapid repeated once again on Wednesday that he is a faithful successor to his predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, at least when it comes to matters of security and occupation. In response to a U.S. announcement, which called upon Israel to reexamine the IDF’s rules of engagement in the territories, the prime minister said: “No one will dictate rules of engagement to us when we’re fighting for our lives.”
No More Blind Support, the IDF Must Be Reined In
Netzah Yehuda has come under fire from rights groups for violence against Palestinians
US investigating ultra-Orthodox Israeli battalion for abuses: Report
Sadly, it will probably go the same way the investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh’s assassination has.
Lincoln wanted to end slavery—but wasn’t keen on integrating African Americans into US society. His first attempt to send them offshore proved disastrous.
When Abraham Lincoln Tried to Resettle Free Black Americans in the Caribbean
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